Project Detail

Success With Sweet Peas

Synopsis

Success With Sweet Peas is a short surreal animated documentary about competitive sweet pea growing in Shropshire. Growers, showers and arrangers talk about the irresistible lure of the sweet pea, combined with imagery evoking the quintessentially English pursuit of flower perfection.
"It's a lovely little pea, that."

Details

Year
2005
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
Samantha Moore
Producer
Samantha Moore
Editor
Samantha Moore
Sound
Adam Goddard
Composer
Adam Goddard

Production Status

Production Company

84 Wenlock Road

Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6JT
UK

T+44 (0)1743 244024

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